This module utilizes Scratch 1 on the Raspberry Pi. It simulates the number of offspring that would display the mutations of two parent flies whose genetic mutations are chosen by the user. The ...

How fruit flies mate may hold a key to limiting the spread of diseases by mosquitoes. In a new study, University of Iowa researchers found a gene that orchestrates the antenna movements of female ...

CHICAGO -- Buzzing with excitement, the "fly people" swarmed into Chicago this month to hear the latest news about an unsung hero of science: the humble fruit fly. The public may see the insect mainly ...

Entomologist Thomas Werner has studied fruit flies from coast to coast. But his rarest discovery to date was close to home. Armed with a banana-baited live trap and a strong desire to disprove a gap ...

A combination of human pedigree analysis and fruit fly genetics has identified a gene variant that appears to prevent PIGA-CDG, a rare but serious seizure disorder. The findings could ultimately lead ...

Fruit flies are interesting little creatures. On top of being extremely invasive and annoying to deal with, they also have a bit of a super power when it comes to drugs: they don't like cocaine for ...

DOUBLE WINGS: An ultrabithorax mutant fly has a total duplication of the body segment that carries wings. Recent issues of The American Journal of Human Genetics have featured a newcomer: Drosophila ...

Genetic hearing loss has been found to be caused by a mutation in the CPD gene—a regulator of metabolic signaling that is involved with inner ear functions. Mice with CPD mutations displayed hearing ...

One in 10 Americans live with a rare disease, which often lack effective treatments. Such is the case for PIGA-CDG, an ultra-rare genetic disease that causes seizures and developmental delays.